GRE Word List
ENGULF
to flow over and enclose : overwhelm
The meaning of the word engulf is to flow over and enclose : overwhelm.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| coagulate | to cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle |
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |
| gibe | to utter taunting words |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| bauble | trinket |
| demerit | offense |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| sunder | to break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space |
| animus | a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will |
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |